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1. What examples can you find that describe
phases and changes of the kinetic molecular
theory?
a. Leaving ice cubes to melt under room
temperature
b. Boiling of water in hot and closed metal pot
c. Either A or B
d. Neither A nor B
2. How would you represent the properties of
liquids and solids?
5. Which statement supports Dipole-Dipole
interactions?
a. Dipole-dipole forces exist between molecules
that are non-polar - those that have a permanent
dipole moment due to uneven sharing of
electrons.
b. Substances with dipole-dipole attractions tend
to have lower melting and boiling points
compared to nonpolar molecules.
c. Either A or B
d. Neither A nor B

a. Liquids assumes the shape of the part of the
container which it occupies while solids retains
a fixed volume and shape.
b. Liquids takes the shape of the filled portion of
its container.
c. Either A or B
d. Neither A Nor B
3. How would you explain the movement of gas
molecules?
a. In gases the particles move rapidly in one
direction, colliding with each other and to the
walls of the container.
b. In gases the particles move rapidly in all
directions, frequently colliding with each other
and the side of the container
c. In gases the particles move in a single direction,
less likely to collide on the walls of the container
but collide with each other.
d. In gases the particles move slowly in all
directions, frequently colliding with each other
and the side of the container.
4. This refers to the type of bonding in which
hydrogen atom is covalently bonded to
nitrogen, oxygen or fluorine and a very strong
dipole is formed.
a. Dipole-Dipole
b. Hydrogen Bonding
c. Covalent Bonding
d. London Dispersion Forces
6. This represents the attraction between
molecules that form due to a temporary dipole
on one molecule inducing a temporary dipole
in neighboring molecules.
a. Dipole-Dipole
b. Ion-Dipole
c. London Dispersion Force
d. Hydrogen bonding
7. How would you differentiate Ion-Dipole
from Hydrogen bonding?
a. Ion-Dipole is the force between two acetone
molecules while Hydrogen bonding is the force
between two hexane molecules.
b. Ion-Dipole is the force between sodium ion
and water while Hydrogen bonding is the
H-bonding between ethanol and water; H-
bonding between two water molecules
c. Either A or B
d. Neither A nor B
8. How would differentiate Dipole-Dipole from
Hydrogen bonding?
a. Dipole-Dipole is the attraction two polar
molecules while Hydrogen bonsing interaction
involving a hydrogen atom located between a
pair of other atoms having a high affinity
for electrons.
b. Dipole-Dipole is the attraction between an ion
and a polar molecule while Hydrogen bonding
is the attraction between two molecules.
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c. Either A or B
d. Neither A nor B
9. How would you describe surface tension at a
molecular level?
a. It is the property of the surface of a gas that
allows it to resist an external force, due to the
cohesive nature of its molecules.
b. It is the energy, or work, required to
increase the surface area of a liquid due to
intermolecular forces
c. Either A or B
d. Neither A nor B
10. What would happen if you continuously stir
a glass of oil?
a. As the mier speed increases, flow increases
proportionately.
b. Pseudoplastic Liquids viscosity decreases as
shear rate increases, but initial viscosity may be
sufficiently great to prevent mixing.
c. Either A or B
d. Neither A nor B
11. How can you change the viscosity of a
liquid?
a. The viscosity of liquids decreases rapidly
with an increase in temperature and the
viscosity of gases increases with an increase in
temperature. Thus, upon heating, liquids flow
more easily, where gases flow more sluggishly.
b. The viscosity of liquids increases rapidly with
an decreases in temperature, and the viscosity
of gases increases with an increase in
temperature. Thus, upon heating, liquids flow
more
easily, whereas gases flow more sluggishly.
c. Either A or B
d. Neither A nor B
12. What happens to intermolecular forces as
vapor pressure increases?
a. The stronger the intermolecular forces, the
stronger the vapor pressure.
b. Temperature at which the vapor pressure of a
solid is equal to external pressure.
c. Either A or B
d. Neither A nor B
13. How does the structure of water contribute
to its unique properties?
a. Water is a polar molecule, it can be form
multiple hydrogen bonds which account for
many of water’s special properties.
b. Water molecules are polar, do not have partial
positive charges on the hydrogen but have a
partial negative charge on the oxygen, and a bent
overall structure.
c. Either A or B
d. Neither A or B
14. What is the effect of intermolecular forces
in the properties of substances?
a. Chemical properties are affected by the
strength of intermolecular forces.
b. Melting, boiling, and freezing increase as
intermolecular forces increase.
c. Either A or B
d. Neither A nor B
15. Do high melting points indicate weak
intermolecular forces?
a. When intermolecular forces occur between
molecules, they typically help to increase the
strength of attraction between these molecules
b. Higher melting points are indicative of weaker
intermolecular forces rather than weak
intermolecular forces.
c. Either A or B
d. Neither A nor B
16. How would you differentiate crystalline
from amorphous solids?
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a. A crystalline solid has long range of ordered
molecules. In contrast, an amorphous
compound
has a short range of ordered molecules.
b. A crystalline solid has a sharp melting point. In
contrast, an amorphous has an irregular
arrangement of its atoms.
c. Either A or B
d. Neither A nor B
17. Select the best definition for crystalline
solids.
a. Have well-defined edges and faces.
b. It diffract x-rays.
c. It tends to have sharp melting points.
d. All of the above
18. It possess a regularly ordered array of
particles that are held together with the help of
uniform intermolecular forces.
a. Aqueous solution
b. Crystalline solid
c. Amorphous Solid
d. None of the above
19. How will you interpret the phase diagram of
water and carbon dioxide?
a. CO2 has positive slope of the solid/liquid line
while H2O has the negative solid/liquid line.
b. It can be observed that the entire liquid phase
lies above atmospheric pressure.
c. Either A or B
d. Neither A or B
20. Why doesn’t CO2 have a normal melting
point and a normal boiling point, whereas
water does?
A. The slopes of the solid-liquid lines in the
phase diagram of H2O and CO2 are different.
21. How will you describe the difference
between the phase diagram of H20 and CO2?
A. The phase diagram of water shows a
negative slope for the boundary line between
the liquid and solid state.
22. How would you describe the heating curve
of a substance?
A. A heating curve of a substance shows the
relationship of temperature, state of matter,
and heat.
23. Which quantity is not determined from a
heating or cooling curve for a substance?
B. A heating curve demonstrates the energy
changes and temperatures required to change
a substance from one phase to another.
24. How do you determine the freezing point of
a cooling curve?
A. Slope of the cooling curve is determined and
plotted as a function of time to identify the end
point of freezing.
B. Slope is decreased and then reached a
minimum value, which is identified as the
nucleation of ice.
C. Either A or B.
D. Neither A or B
25. What would be the percent copper in
chalcocite (Cu2S)?
A. 79.84% Cu
B. 80.12% Cu
C. 81.25% Cu
D. 82. 36% Cu
26. A solution is prepared from 17.0 g of NaCI
dissolved in sufficient water to give 150.0 ml of
solution. What is the molarity of the solution?
(The molar mass of NaCI is 58.44 g/mol)
A. 1.95 M
B. 1.94 M
C. 1.93 M
D. 1.92 M
27. A solution of copper(II) acetate, Cu
(CH3CO2)2, is used as a green dye for textiles.
We want to prepare a 0.150 M solution of
copper(II) acetate, starting with 40.0 g of Cu
(CH3CO2)2, What should be the total volume of
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the solution?(The molar mass of Cu a. Since some of the solute molecules will take up
(CH3CO2)2 is 181.6 g/mol) spaces at the surface of a liquid, this will limit
the number of solvent molecules at the surface.
a. 4.35 L solution b. Since only solvent molecules located at the
b. 3.28 L solution surface can escape (evaporate), the sheer
c. 2.91 L solution presence
d. 1.47 L solution of the solute lowers the number of solvent
molecules coming and going and therefore lowers
27. 11. 1.14 mol of CO2 was formed by the the equilibrium vapor pressure.
combustion of C3H8, how many moles of H2-0 c. Either A or B.
were also formed? C3H8(g) + 502(g) → 3C02(g) d. Neither A or B.
+ 4H20(g)
31. How does adding salt affect the vapor
a. 1.34 mol H2-O pressure?
b. 1.52 mol H2-O
c. 1.76 mol H2-O a. When salt is added to water, the number of
d. 1.89 mol H2-O water molecules near the surface increases, and
this results in the increase of the vapour pressure.
28. When liquid bromine is mixed with b. When salt is added to the water, the number
aluminium metal, a combination of reaction of water molecules near the surface
occurs, forming aluminium bromide: 2A(s) + increases, and this results in the increase of the
3Br2(l) —> 2AlBr3(s). What will be the limiting vapour pressure.
reactant and mass of AlBr3 produced when
45.0g Br2 is added to 30.0g of Al. 37. This causes a solution to boil at a higher
a. 43.7g AlBr3 temperature than the boiling point of the pure
b. 45.6g AlBr3 solvent due to the addition of solutes.
c. 48.1g AlBr3
d. 50.0g AlBr3 a. Freezing Point Depression
b. Boiling Point Elevation
29. Ethylene C2H4 undergoes many useful c. Freezing Point Elevation
reactions. However, since it’s a hydro-carbon. It d. Boiling Point Depression
is flammable and burns in the presence of oxygen
according to the equation: C2H4(g) + 302(g) 38. What is the concentration of ethylene glycol
(rectangle symbol) 2CO2 (g) + 2H2O (g). in a solution of water, in molality, if the freezing
Suppose we mix 0.25 mol C2H4 with 1.0 mol point dropped by 2.64oC? The freezing point
02. What will be its limiting reactant and the constant kf, for water, is 1.86 C/m.
number of moles of CO2 that can be formed? a. 1.53
b. 1.42
a. 0.69 mol O2 c. 1.68
b. 0.28 mol O2 d. 1.97
c. 0.34 mol O2
d. 0.75 mol O2 39. A solution of 10.0g of sodium chloride is
added to 100.0g of water in an attempt to elevate
30. What happens to the system if we add a the boiling point. What is the boiling point of the
solute to the solvent? solution? Kb for water is 0.52oC/m
a. 2.64oC
b. 1.78oC
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c. 3.59oC 43. What will be the freezing point depression
d. 0.32oC and the freezing point after adding 100.0 g of
table salt to 400.0 g of water. (Kf of Water =
40. What is the molecular mass of a non- 1.86)
ionizing, non-volatile solute if 0.546g of it are a. 21.4oC
dissolved in 15.0g of benzene (Kf=5.12°C/. F.P= b. 12.3o
5.5°C) and the freezing point depression was c. -13.9oC
0.240°C? d. -15.9oC
a. 375 g/mol
b. 892 g/mol 44. This refers to a measure of the
c. 314 g/mol concentration of a substance in a solution.
d. 776 g/mol
a. Percent by Mass
41. 38.7g of a nonelectrolyte is dissolved into b. Percent by Volume
218g of water. The freezing point of the solution c. Percent by Solution
is measured to be -5.53°C. What is the molar d. Molarity
mass of the solute?
a. 21.6 g/mol 44. This is used as a way of expressing a
b. 41.9 g/mol concentration or a way of describing a
c. 59.7 g/mol component in a mixture.
d. 33.1 g/mol
a. Percent by mass
42. The freezing point of cyclohexane is 6.50 °C. b. Percent by volume
A solution is prepared by dissolving 0.5580g of c. Percent by solution
an unknown solute in 33.50g cyclohexane. The d. Molarity
freezing point of the solution is 4.32 °C. What
will be the molar mass of the unknown solute? Kf 45. This refers to the amount of a substance in a
for cyclohexane is 20.0°C kg/mole. certain volume of a solution. It is defined as the
a. 153 g/mole moles of a solute per litres of a solution.
b. 418 g/mole
c. 391 g/mole a. Percent by Mass
d. 358 g/mole b. Percent Volume
c. Percent by Solution
d. Molarity